By: Manuel “Boy” Mejorada NO PUBLIC official can compare with embattled Bureau of Corrections Director General Nicanor Faeldon in terms of involvement in controversies and scandals. When he was a Marine captain, he participated in a coup attempt against the government and was jailed. Two years ago, he was detained in the Senate after being
September 4, 2019
By: Manuel “Boy” Mejorada I WATCHED the first game of Gilas Pilipinas against Italy on Saturday night on YouTube. Like every other Filipino, I had hoped that the national team would fare quite well against the Italians. After the end of the first quarter, however, I stopped watching and went to sleep. The Italians displayed
September 2, 2019
By: Manuel “Boy” Mejorada I’ve always abhorred homework. In fact, I went through my elementary and high school without doing a single piece of homework. I wasn’t the model of a diligent pupil in those days. But somehow, I managed to get good-enough grades to make it to the honor roll for each school year.
August 30, 2019
By: Manuel “Boy” Mejorada I THINK it’s time to get some answers from Governor Toto Defensor on the status of the landscaping and parking lot projects (including the parking building) for the Iloilo Capitol Grounds that were started during the incumbency of his father. Gov. Toto has been on the job for two months now,
August 28, 2019
By: Manuel “Boy” Mejorada ILOILO CITY, like all other LGUs in the whole country, has been busy conducting demolition activities of illegal structures on public roads and removing illegally parked vehicles in compliance with the order of President Rodrigo R. Duterte in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 22. A memorandum-circular issued
August 26, 2019
By: Manuel “Boy” Mejorada It was an issue I had raised in a complaint before the Ombudsman late last year: the Province of Iloilo under then-Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. had illegally released millions of pesos in financial assistance or grants to non-government organizations during the campaign period for the 2013 local elections. In its 2018
August 23, 2019
By: Manuel “Boy” Mejorada THE years 2011-2016 saw billions of pesos in public funds poured into Iloilo City to build wider roads, beautiful river parks, street lighting and other infrastructure projects under the auspices of Senator Franklin Drilon. The money came from the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), and without a doubt, Iloilo City gobbled up
August 21, 2019
By: Manuel “Boy” Mejorada THE Iloilo business community heaped praises upon Senator Franklin Drilon over the weekend for his immense contributions to the progress of Iloilo City, in particular, the billions of pesos in road projects and the newly-inaugurated 8-kilometer Esplanade along the Iloilo River. I know I will look like a kontra-bida once more
August 19, 2019
By: Manuel “Boy” Mejorada THE office of Senator Franklin Drilon was quick to put out a press release yesterday that the Supreme Court Second Division had turned down my appeal on my libel conviction and affirmed the sentence of imprisonment. I can just imagine the image of joy in the face of Drilon when he
August 9, 2019
By: Manuel “Boy” Mejorada THE tragic deaths of nearly 31 people last Saturday when turbulent waters on the Iloilo strait caused three motor pumpboats to capsize bring to our consciousness the need for a constant state of readiness in dealing with calamities and accidents. It was apparent that despite the awareness of our national and
August 7, 2019